Throughout history, a number of members of the Carothers family (and all spellings of the family name) have become newsworthy and / or famous.  Presented here is a start of documenting those in the news.  Should you be aware of others that should be added to this page, please email us with the appropriate background information at webmaster@carothers-carruthers.com and we will begin the process of getting the information posted.  In no particular order, by position in the news, here is what we have so far:

• Governor of Tennessee - Robert Looney Caruthers
• Governor of New Mexico - Garrey E.Carruthers
• President of the United States Lawn Tennis Association - Louis J. Carruthers
• Inventor of Nylon - Wallace Hume Carothers
• Editor of Greenpeace - Andre Carothers
• Ballet Star - Leslie Carothers
• Major League Baseball Players - several